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St. Joseph's Cathedral, Kuching

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St. Joseph's Cathedral
Cathedral Parish of St. Joseph, Kuching
Malay: Katedral St. Joseph
1°33′03″N 110°20′32″E / 1.55075°N 110.34236°E
Location Kuching
Country Malaysia
Denomination Roman Catholic Church
Website www.stjosephkuching.org
History
Founded 1976
Architecture
Completed 1891 (old cathedral)
1976 (new cathedral)
Administration
Province Kuching
Archdiocese Kuching
Clergy
Archbishop Simon Peter Poh Hoon Seng
Vicar William Sabang

St. Joseph's Cathedral, Kuching — The St. Joseph's Cathedral[1][2] also called Cathedral of Kuching is a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the city of Kuching,[3] a Malaysian city situated in the island of Borneo and the state capital of Sarawak.[4]

The building follows the Roman or Latin rite and is the main mother church or the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kuching (Archidioecesis Kuchingensis; Keuskupan Agung Kuching) which gained its current status by bull "Quoniam Favente Deo" of Pope Paul VI.

It is under the pastoral responsibility of Archbishop Simon Poh Hoon Seng since 4 March 2017.[5]

See also

References

  1. Back to citation "St Joseph's Cathedral, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  2. Back to citation Morais, J. Victor, ed. (1977). Who's who Malaysia & Guide to Singapore. John Victor Morais.
  3. Back to citation Ho, Alice Yen (1998-01-01). Old Kuching. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9789835600500.
  4. Back to citation Reger, Karl-Heinz; Staff, Nelles Verlag (1997-01-01). Malaysia - Singapore - Brunei. Hunter Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9783886189021.
  5. Back to citation Pope appoints new head to Malaysian Archdiocese of Kuching, Vatican Radio, 4 March 2017